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England- 1601. When Queen Elizabeths men come looking for William Shakespeare - a rumoured Catholic in a time of Catholic-Protestant intrigue and insurrection - they first question a beautiful- dark-haired woman who seems to know the famous playwright very well. Too well. She is Anne Whateley- born in Temple Grafton- a small town just up the river from Shakespeares hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. And as church records show - were anyone to look for them - Anne Whateley was wed to William Shakespeare in a small country church just days before he married another woman- Anne Hathaway- who has lived as his wife for decades. In SHAKESPEARES MISTRESS- Anne Whateley - who may or may not be Wills true wife - tells her story. Stretching almost fifty years- from the rural villages of Warwickshire to the bustling city of London- with its teeming streets and lively theatres- its a story of undying passion- for life- love- and literature....